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TED: Randall Munroe (XKCD) - Comics that ask "what if?"

submitted by Zawash

9 years 12 months ago

TED: Web cartoonist Randall Munroe answers simple what-if questions ("what if you hit a baseball moving at the speed of light?") using math, physics, logic and deadpan humor. In this charming talk, a reader’s question about Google's data warehouse leads Munroe down a circuitous path to a hilariously over-detailed answer — in which, shhh, you might actually learn something.

Read more at http://what-if.xkcd.com/ :)

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*quality (stick figure illustrations)

Boosting this quality contribution up in the Hot Listing - declared quality by Lendl.

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What the fuck? His little stick figures get a Ted Talk but goddamn Penny Arcade gets nothing? Fuck off.

He isn't doing a talk about his little stick figures, but about one of the joys of maths and science and his small contribution to public education. Do the writers of Penny Arcade have a something to say that TED would be interested in showcasing? Do they even want to do TED?

I think they get PAX?

I enjoy both but even if xkcd just had speech bubbles choosing a favorite still wouldn't be hard. Now, a fight between xkcd and erfworld would be a much closer battle...

What the fuck? His little stick figures get a Ted Talk but goddamn Penny Arcade gets nothing? Fuck off.

Probably because PA's humor is more juvenile and videogame related? It's impressive what they did with PAX and Gabe's art has really improved over the years, but TED is really not their audience.

What the fuck? His little stick figures get a Ted Talk but goddamn Penny Arcade gets nothing? Fuck off.

jokingly says...

I'd like to see the Perry Bible Fellowship TED talk.

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